Members of the committee for the defense of Abraham Stavsky, whose appeal from conviction on the charge of murdering Dr. Chaim Arlosoroff is to be heard in Jerusalem Monday, today visited the Polish Foreign Office to ask officials to intervene on his behalf with the British government.
The delegation also asked the Polish government to instruct the Polish Consul General in Jerusalem to secure special counsel for Stavsky, who is a Polish citizen.
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